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Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. Noted all along the route. 
Two females taken at Mt. Mars. 
Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus Oberholser. Green-backed Goldfinch. 
Noted at Partington canyon, Big Creek and in Pacific Valley. Two adult males 
in worn summer plumage secured. 
Spinus p. pinus. Pine Siskin. Seen occasionally. An adult male taken on 
the Little Sur June 14 and an adult male and female at Big Creek July 27. 
Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. Fairly abundant 
on all open grassy hillsides from Carmel to Mt. Mars. Four specimens secured. 
Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli. Nuttall Sparrow. Abundant in the narrow 
belt of yellow lupine (. Lupinus arboreus) which lies along the coast from Monterey 
t.o San Carpojo. Also found as far inland as the blue lupine ( Lupinus albifrons) 
extends, which is sometimes two or three miles up the canyons on the shady sides. 
Found nowhere else. Six adults and eight immatures secured. 
Spizella socialis arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. Fairly common in 
the pines on upper Big Creek. Four adults and one immature secured at that 
place. 
Junco pinosus. Point Pinos Junco. Noted as far south as Big Creek where a 
nest of four eggs, incubation partial, was taken near the forks in the redwood for- 
est on June 26. The nest was placed on the ground, partially hidden by trailing 
roots, grasses and blackberry vines. Juncos were not very abundant in the red- 
wood canyons, but in the brush at the edge of the pines higher up, they were 
fairly common. 
Aimophila r. ruficeps. Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Quite abundant on the 
sage and Artetnesia slopes from Posts to Mt. Mars. The birds were breeding at 
this time, for many immatures were seen between June 16 and July 18. Eight 
adults in very worn plumage and eleven young in various plumages from juvenile 
to partail first winter were secured. 
Melospiza cinerea santaecrucis (Grinnell). Santa Cruz Song Sparrow. 
Noted all along the route but not very abundant. Seen in the dense 
brush (willow, blackberry, etc.) at the mouths of streams and about springs higher 
up. Two adults and three immatures secured. I have submitted these to Mr. J. 
Grinnell and he pronounces them typical santcecrucis. 
Pipilo maculatus falcifer McGregor. San Francisco Towhee. More abund- 
ant than the California towhee. One immature, four adults in brown first year 
plumage and five adults in full black plumage taken. All are considerably worn 
but show no differences from worn Palo Alto specimens. 
Pipilo c. crissalis. California Towhee. Common everywhere except in the 
canyon bottoms. Five adults and one immature collected. 
Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Noted in the redwood 
canyons. Common in the oaks of upper Big Creek and at Mt. Mars. Seen at San 
Carpojo. Three adults and three immatures secured. 
Cyanospiza amoena. Lazuli Bunting. Abundant on all the dryer hillsides 
from Monterey to San Carpojo. Five adult males and two adult females secured. 
Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. An adult male taken July 12, in 
the yellow pine forest at Los Burros mines on Spruce Creek. 
Progne subis hesperia. Western Martin. A number of flocks were seen 
flying in the vicinity of Big Creek and at Pacific Valley. Several pairs were 
found occupying hollow pine trees on upper Big Creek. Two males secured on 
Big Creek. 
